For 30 years the SR has given bass players a modern alternative. With its continued popularity, Ibanez is constantly endeavoring to answer the wider needs of a variety of players, at a variety of budgets. But no matter what the specs, the heart is the same-SR continues to excite with its smooth, fast neck, lightweight body, and perfectly matched electronics.

The Ibanez Premium SR1355B 5-string electric bass guitar outperforms its price range in every manner, and since we're lucky enough to have access to some of the best instruments on the market right now, we can declare with confidence that it's a standout. The SR1355B is a boutique-quality instrument with immaculate playability. It features a sleekly contoured African mahogany body, stunning walnut/panga panga/maple top, rock-solid 5-piece panga panga/purpleheart neck, and bound panga panga fingerboard. Its aggressive Nordstrand Big Single pickups, which produce a big, screaming tone with incredible sustain, attest to this quality. Strong and durable, the 5-piece neck has quality tuners on one end and a Mono-rail bridge on the other. The system is completed by custom Ibanez electronics with a 3-band EQ.

Features

• Walnut, panga panga, and maple on top of an African mahogany body
• Purpleheart/Panga Panga 5-piece Atlas neck with KTS titanium rods
• Fretboard made of bound panga panga with oval inlays of abalone
• 'Premium fret edge treatment' on medium frets
• Black TUSQ XL nut from Graph Tech
• Neck and bridge pickups made by Nordstrand
• 3-band EQ from Ibanez Custom Electronics
• EQ bypass switch (treble pot's passive tone control)
• Mid-frequency 3-way switch
• Bridge MR5S; black hardware

Specs